China
07:19 :
China shares end at highest level in 2 months -
SHANGHAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China shares rose to their highest in two months on Wednesday as retail investors chased outperformers from the morning session, with Chinese
oil majors and large-cap material stocks leading gains ahead ...
23:33 :
BHP Billiton tempers outlook, sees China growth -
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -
BHP Billiton , the world's biggest miner, reported its first half-year profit fall in two years on Wednesday, hurt by lower commodity prices and higher costs, and said it expected longer-term demand from key customer ...
08:06 :
China seeks to resolve air tax dispute -
China's foreign ministry said today it hoped upcoming talks with the European Union could resolve a dispute over the region's airline emissions fee scheme, a day after it said Chinese airlines were banned from participating in the programme.
02:16 :
China widens support for affordable housing projects -
SHANGHAI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - China has released a series of measures in an effort to broaden funding sources and increase investment in affordable housing projects in 2012, the Ministry of Finance said.
11:19 :
Tech firms block content from Indian sites -
Google and Facebook have removed content from some Indian domain websites following a court directive warning them of a crackdown "like China" if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.
01:20 :
China should relax credit business controls -ex-PBOC official -
SHANGHAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - China needs to lower the threshhold for companies wanting to extend credit to cash-starved companies, such as allowing leasing firms to issue financial bonds and accepting large-amount fixed-time deposits, a former ...
21:50 :
China's Premier Suggests Euro Bailout Help -
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao raised the prospect of contributing to the euro-area's bailout programs, telling Chancellor Angela Merkel that China may be prepared to assist in resolving its debt crisis.
14:13 :
China cuts dividend payouts for state banks -
BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - China's Central Huijin Investment Co, the state parent of the country's "Big Four" state banks, said it would cut the
dividend payout ratio for three lenders to help relieve their capital strains.
10:53 :
China's Wen says farmers' rights flouted by land grabs -
BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - China has failed to give farmers adequate protection from arbitrary seizures of land, Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday in which he acknowledged that the resulting discontent is fanning protests.
09:21 :
China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe -
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as a market and hinting at more possible ...
07:08 :
China's Premier Suggests Euro Bailout Help -
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao raised the prospect of contributing to the euro-area's bailout programs, telling Chancellor Angela Merkel that China may be prepared to assist in resolving its debt crisis.
23:59 :
Et cetera: non-fiction roundup - reviews -
Roland Barthes' Travels in China, Enjoy Every Sandwich by Lee Lipsenthal and Screw Business As Usual by Richard BransonTravels in China, by Roland Barthes (Polity, £16.99) Rummaging around in deceased writers' drawers for material ...
19:19 :
Accounting in China: Seeing the forest for the trees -
Careful where you tread CAN you trust Chinese accounts' Many investors fear (and several short-sellers are betting) that the answer is “no”. Sino-Forest, a big forestry firm listed in Toronto, is a case in point. Last year Muddy Waters, a short-seller, ...
05:49 :
China publishes full list of IPO applicants for 1st time -
SHANGHAI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - China's securities regulator has for the first time published a full list of Chinese companies that have applied for an initial public offering on the Shanghai or Shenzhen markets, in a move aimed at boosting transparency ...
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